Jesus, taking the roll in the synagogue, stood up and began to read from Deuteronomy: “For this commandment which I give you this day is not hidden from you, neither is it far off”. [1]
Jesus introduced this sermon by reading from the law as found in Deuteronomy: “But it shall come to pass, if this people will not hearken to the voice of God, that the curses of transgression shall surely overtake them”. [2] The scribe of Deuteronomy had portrayed the Great Choice—as between the good and the evil, the blessing and the curse. [3]